# CVE-2023-35852: suricata: In Suricata before 6.0.13 (when there is an adversary who controls an external source of rules), a dataset filename,...

CVE-2023-35852 is fixed in suricata on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2023-35852, released June 19, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-35852
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 7.5 (high)
- EPSS: 0.0111
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Jun 19, 2023

## Description

In Suricata before 6.0.13 (when there is an adversary who controls an external source of rules), a dataset filename, that comes from a rule, may trigger absolute or relative directory traversal, and lead to write access to a local filesystem. This is addressed in 6.0.13 by requiring allow-absolute-filenames and allow-write (in the datasets rules configuration section) if an installation requires traversal/writing in this situation.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | suricata Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 1:6.0.13-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-35852](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-35852.md) | Jun 19, 2023 |
| Linux | suricata Debian 14 | 1:6.0.13-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-35852](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-35852.md) | Jun 19, 2023 |

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